St. Mungo Museum - a museum of religion. It is located in Glasgow, Scotland. In the world there are only a few of these museums that are so detailed and comprehensively cover the history of the world and national religions and church organizations work (another - The State Museum of the History of Religion - is located in St. Petersburg).

The museum was opened in Glasgow in 1993. It is located on Cathedral Square, next to Glasgow Cathedral. Especially for the museum was built in the style of psevdosrednevekovom to it in harmony with the architectural ensemble of the area.

On the three floors of the museum are four main exhibition halls: the gallery of religious art, the gallery of religious life, the Scottish Gallery and the Hall of changing exhibitions.

Exposition is devoted to the major world religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Christianity. The main objective of the museum sees the improvement of mutual understanding between people of different religions and faiths.

The museum will be interesting to both adults and children, here you can listen to people of different beliefs, to know more about the faith and customs of different nations, and think about the eternal themes: the life, death and what will happen after death. You can admire the grand statue of Lord Shiva, to study the life of the Christian saints on cornering windows, meditate in the Zen garden, or admire intricate Islamic calligraphy. The Scottish Gallery you can learn more about the beliefs of the people who lived in Scotland since ancient times. Also great attention is paid to the influence and interpenetration of religion and culture in human society.